The dog barked at strangers. Be polite or not, don't laugh. Is a fool. Han Xin was humiliated by his legs, and Confucius was besieged in the state of Chen. He led his disciples to solve problems and get out of trouble.
Confucius was besieged in Chen in his early years, and finally the folk mulberry pickers made suggestions to help Confucius and his disciples get out of the predicament.
On one occasion, Confucius left Weiguo for Chen. On the way, he saw two women picking mulberry trees. On a whim, Confucius recited a poem to two women: "The southern peach blossom is long and graceful." A woman casually replied, "Master has no food when he swims in Chen. I can't wear the Pearl of Nine Curves. Call me to pick mulberry when I come back. " Confucius arrived in the state of Chen and was not welcome. Dr. Cai Guo from Chen Guohe also sent troops to besiege Confucius and sent a nine-curved bead for Confucius to pass through. If it fails, the siege will not be lifted. No matter how hard Confucius and his disciples tried, they couldn't cross the thread. In desperation, Confucius suddenly thought of Caisang's words, "I can't wear the pearl of the nine songs." When I come back, ask me to pick Miss Sang. " Maybe they can really help. So he sent Yan Hui and Zigong back to the route and asked Caisang for advice. Yan Hui and Zi Gong went to the woman's house. Her family lied that the woman was absent and brought them a melon to entertain them. The clever Zigong saw that this was a charade. He said: "Women must be at home, including melons and sons." Seeing that the guest had solved her riddle, Miss Caisang came out to see the guest. The mulberry picking girl said to them, "If you want to wear Jiuqu pearls, you can apply honey to the pearl hole at one end of the pearl, and then tie an ant with a thread and put it at the pearl hole at the other end of the pearl. Attracted by the sweetness of honey, ants will follow the channel of pearls and climb to the side with honey. Ants refuse to drill, so they smoke it. " According to the method of picking mulberry girls, Confucius really put the nine-curved beads on the line to get out of the besieged city. Later, people used this allusion to describe getting into trouble and finally getting rid of it.